Fable Friends

How cute is this little Peter Rabbit lookalike?

Balmy blue is fast becoming my favourite colour and it was the perfect choice for this card. I had resisted getting any of the Stampin' Up! blends markers, partly because I have a good range of pro markers and partly because I didn't know which colours to go for and at £4.25 each I knew I would be starting small! Balmy blue blends are now available so I decided to take the plunge and purchase the duo along with the Crumb cake duo and Ivory.

I'm so glad I did, colouring this little rabbit was so much fun and the pens really do blend beautifully. I had heard there could be problems with bleed but i think the trick is a really light touch, adding more layers of colour where a darker shade is needed.

The new rectangle stitched framelits are really clever as they stitch on the outside as well as the inside of the cut edge. If you look closely at the white image panel, it sits within rather than on top of the blue layer. By cutting out that piece the blue has a stitch effect on both the outer and inner edge.

To add texture to the card, I have included a little Sahara Sand button with a linen thread bow.

I think next I will make a card using the sweet little 'Jemima Puddle duck' duck and ducklings stamps, also from Fable Friends, now what colour blends will I need for that one?...

Shop with me....

During Sale-a-bration (3rd Jan - 31st Mar) spend £45 or more with me as your demonstrator and...
in addition to your SALE-A-BRATION rewards
.....I will send you a little something extra as a thank you gift from me.

In order to qualify

you must enter the current host code when you place your order
(info can be found in my order incentives and host codes post)

you need to make sure you DON’T tick the ‘no contact’ box
(otherwise I have no way of getting your freebies to you)

The purchase suggestions I make are to help and inspire you. Sale-a-bration rewards and the incentives that I am offering are based on the amount you spend not specifically the items that you purchase, so feel free to follow my suggestions, mix it up a bit or do your own thing.

Thanks for looking,
Katie x




Product List

Fable Friends Cling Stamp Set

[148670]

£20.00

Rectangle Stitched Framelits Dies

[148551]

£33.00

Gingham Gala 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[148554]

£10.25

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

£8.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[148544]

£8.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

[144601]

£8.50

Ivory Stampin' Blends Marker

[144606]

£4.25

Linen Thread

[104199]

£4.75

Needlepoint Nook Mini Buttons

[148810]

£6.50

Glue Dots

[103683]

£5.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

£3.75

New sale-a-bration items today

The second release of sale-a-bration starts today, I really like the Painted Seasons set, it’s a level 2 item (free with a £90 spend) but you do get the stamp set and matching 12 x 12 dsp.

Have a look at what’s on offer by clicking on the link below.

https://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/Sale-A-Bration%202019/20190215_SAB19-2_en-UK.pdf

Back soon,
Katie x

#simplestamping perennial birthday

This stampset from the annual catalogue is perfect for a simply stamped birthday card, there is a choice of happy birthday sentiments and each of the image stamps can be coloured differently to build up a picture.

I've used four of the flower and leaf stamps from the set to create a border effect. I stamped the images first and then placed the strip of dsp over the top covering a little of the stamping on each side. Happy Birthday is stamped on a separate piece and then cut to size and stuck on.

I've used vibrant colours for this one, gorgeous grape, blackberry bliss, calypso coral and shaded spruce.

I like that the dsp could be in any one of these colours and still look just as striking. The dsp is 6x6 and comes in each of the colour families, you get 4 different patterns in each colour, 2 striped and 2 spotty.

Shop with me....

During Sale-a-bration (3rd Jan - 31st Mar) spend £45 or more with me as your demonstrator and...
in addition to your SALE-A-BRATION rewards
.....I will send you a little something extra as a thank you gift from me.

In order to qualify

you must enter the current host code when you place your order
(info can be found in my order incentives and host codes post)

you need to make sure you DON’T tick the ‘no contact’ box
(otherwise I have no way of getting your freebies to you)

The purchase suggestions I make are to help and inspire you. Sale-a-bration rewards and the incentives that I am offering are based on the amount you spend not specifically the items that you purchase, so feel free to follow my suggestions, mix it up a bit or do your own thing.

Thanks for looking,
Katie x

Product List

Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145760]

£20.00

Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[146964]

£10.25

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad

[147099]

£7.00

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

[147092]

£7.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

[147101]

£7.00

Shaded Spruce Classic Stampin' Pad

[147088]

£7.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

£3.75

#simplestamping botanical butterfly

Today’s simply stamped card is all about the dsp. I wanted to show just how quick and easy it can be to put a pretty card together. Let’s face it although hours of crafting is fun, sometimes you need a quick card. This one took literally 5 minutes.

I love Botanical Butterfly dsp from the sale-a-bration catalogue and this page in particular is really pretty. The happy birthday sentiment is from Perennial Birthdays and has been stamped in balmy blue. I will be using this set again in my next #simplestamping post.

Shop with me....

During Sale-a-bration (3rd Jan - 31st Mar) spend £45 or more with me as your demonstrator and...
in addition to your SALE-A-BRATION rewards
.....I will send you a little something extra as a thank you gift from me.

In order to qualify

you must enter the current host code when you place your order
(info can be found in my order incentives and host codes post)

you need to make sure you DON’T tick the ‘no contact’ box
(otherwise I have no way of getting your freebies to you)

The purchase suggestions I make are to help and inspire you. Sale-a-bration rewards and the incentives that I am offering are based on the amount you spend not specifically the items that you purchase, so feel free to follow my suggestions, mix it up a bit or do your own thing.

Back soon,

Katie x

Product List

Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[145760]

£20.00

Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper

[149622]

£0.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

£9.00

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

[110755]

£3.75

Stamparatus techniques.

Today’s post is all about the Stampin’ Up! Stamparatus. Apologies it's a long one but I wanted to give a step by step guide to techniques that the Stamparatus makes possible.

These are the two cards I have made today using the Stamparatus. Perfect placement, repeat pattern and wreath pattern are all made possible using this tool, it’s really not difficult and requires patience rather than skill.

Celebrate your day

I have made this card using the wreath stamping technique, you need to make sure your card square is tucked right into the corner to ensure it is repositioned correctly after each turn. I find placing the stamp away from the hinges gives the best results. Turn the layer by 90° after stamping your flower and then reposition the stamp after the fourth turn.

On this card I changed colour each time I repositioned the stamp. I have stamped the larger flower in 4 different colours and filled the gaps using the little flower in 3 colours.

Once the wreath pattern was created I stamped each of the cupcake elements. By placing the stamp on the card (uninked) and lowering the hinged plate to pick it up ensures it is in exactly the right position.

I wanted to stamp the sentiment onto an oval shape and used the Stamparatus for 'perfect placement'.

The first step is to stamp onto the grid paper.

Then cut out your oval and place the piece it was cut from over the sentiment.

Once you are happy it is lined up correctly, place the oval inside and stamp.

I have used two of the colours in the flowers as layers and adhered the sentiment oval using mini dimensionals.

It's a boy

This next card uses the repeat stamping technique. The Stamparatus plates can be moved down (and across) on the hinged sides allowing for printing in a repeat pattern without moving the stamp. This stamp set is clear mount (red rubber) so to make sure it stamps straight use the grid lines on the Stamparatus plates to line it up and stamp first on the grid paper to make sure you are happy with the placement. As this is quite a small sentiment I did the night of navy repeats first and then repositioned the stamp in between to stamp the balmy blue repeats.

When I stamped the jump for joy sentiment I hadn't applied quite enough ink to the stamp, another benefit of using the Stamparatus is you can re-ink and stamp again in EXACTLY the same place!

Finally the image was stamped using a similar method to the sentiment on the last card. I wanted to make sure the cord of the bouncer was lined up perfectly so stamped it on my grid paper several times until I was happy it was perfectly placed.

The image was coloured using Stamping' Up! blends and then layered onto night of navy and balmy blue card before being added to the card front.

The Stamparatus is such a useful tool, some of these techniques just wouldn't be possible without it. Perfect placement means a lot less wasted card and for some who perhaps struggle with getting a crisp image it really does make all the difference.

Shop with me....

During Sale-a-bration (3rd Jan - 31st Mar) purchase your Stamparatus selecting me as your demonstrator and...
in addition to your SALE-A-BRATION rewards
.....I will send you a free pack (50 sheets) of Stamparatus Grid Paper worth £6.00.

In order to qualify

you must enter the current host code when you place your order

SRJB9W2T (February '19)

you need to make sure you DON’T tick the ‘no contact’ box
(otherwise I have no way of getting your grid paper to you)

I hope you found this tutorial useful, free feel to ask me any questions about the wonderful Stampartus, thanks for reading,

Katie x

Product List

Stamparatus

[148187]

£46.00

Hello Cupcake Photopolymer Stamp Set

[149714]

£0.00

Sweet Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[146459]

£21.00